Forget Bears… Now Coked-Out Sharks Might Lurk Off Florida Coast
Forget Bears… Now Coked-Out Sharks Might Lurk Off Florida Coast After Americans learned about the 1985 incident of a black bear that went on a coke-fueled, carnivorous blood fest in the comedic horror film “Cocaine Bear” earlier this year, it was only a matter of time before entertainment companies produced content about the possibility of […]
Russia Says Cruise Missile Launched On Crimea As War Reaches 500 Days
Russia Says Cruise Missile Launched On Crimea As War Reaches 500 Days In another significant escalation, Russia says it shot down a cruise missile launched by Ukraine over Crimea, according to Crimean Governor Sergei Aksyonov. “The incident inflicted no damage or casualties, he added, without specifying where the missile had been launched from,” according to […]
AfD Wins First Mayoral Election In Germany, Rival Politicians Warn Of More Victories Ahead
AfD Wins First Mayoral Election In Germany, Rival Politicians Warn Of More Victories Ahead Authored by Denes Albert via Remix News, The German opposition party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has won its first mayoral election in a municipality in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, in the small town of Raguhn-Jeßnitz. Its candidate, Hannes Loth, won with 51.13 […]
Are European Assets Reflective Of Financial Conditions?
Are European Assets Reflective Of Financial Conditions? Authored by Austin Mann via Knowledge Leaders Capital blog, The Euro Stoxx 50 Index is up about 13% year-to-date. Not a bad return for a region whose largest economy is in recession, and whose second largest is facing one of the worst inflation fights in decades. Perhaps the […]
3 Arrested Russian Scientists Accused Of Handing Hypersonic Missile Secrets To China
3 Arrested Russian Scientists Accused Of Handing Hypersonic Missile Secrets To China A week ago, just as Ukraine was claiming to have shot down Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, three top Russian scientists who’ve reportedly worked on the country’s hypersonic program were arrested on suspicion of treason. The Kremlin had said the three face “very serious accusations”. […]
What A US Default Would Mean For The Repo Market
What A US Default Would Mean For The Repo Market Two weeks ago we published a lengthy report looking at the hypothetical consequences of a US default – including “Clearinghouse Collapse And Shockwave Of Catastrophic Treasury Margin Calls” – which again are purely hypothetical: as we first said last week… As a reminder, the US […]
Enough Already: Suit Seeks Injunction Against Student Loan Deferrals
Enough Already: Suit Seeks Injunction Against Student Loan Deferrals Declaring the Department of Education’s repeatedly-extended pause on student loan repayments “unlawful,” a conservative think tank is taking the department and its leaders to court, asking for a preliminary injunction to end the pause. The complaint was filed Wednesday by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, which champions […]
In ‘Major Pivot’ Ahead Of Title 42 Immigration Catastrophe, Biden Admin Revives Trump-Era Border Policy
In ‘Major Pivot’ Ahead Of Title 42 Immigration Catastrophe, Biden Admin Revives Trump-Era Border Policy According to ‘internal documents’ seen only by CBS News (so who knows), the Biden administration is bringing back a Trump-era rule in a “major pivot” to help facilitate swift deportations of migrants who enter the United States illegally after the […]
CIA Played Key Role In Nelson Mandela’s Arrest & Imprisonment, New Evidence Shows
CIA Played Key Role In Nelson Mandela’s Arrest & Imprisonment, New Evidence Shows A newly unearthed interview along with declassified documents point to CIA involvement in the 1962 arrest of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela by the US-friendly apartheid government. At that time, the height of the Cold War, Mandela was seen as part of the Communist opposition. […]
Only 19% Of Americans Have Confidence In Biden’s Handling Of Ukraine Conflict, New Poll Finds
Only 19% Of Americans Have Confidence In Biden’s Handling Of Ukraine Conflict, New Poll Finds Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News, An Associated Press and NORC poll has found that fewer than 20 percent of Americans have a “great deal” of confidence in the way Joe Biden is involving the U.S. in the Ukraine conflict. The survey […]
US Retail Sales Tumbled In December
US Retail Sales Tumbled In December While all eyes have been on the inflation prints, and soaring consumer debt (and plunging savings rates), this morning we get an idea of that consumer ‘strength’ via the December retail sales data. Consensus expected a headline decline of 0.9% MoM, while the more accurate forecaster BofA expects an […]
Utilities Impose Rolling Blackouts As US Power Grid In Emergency Amid Cold Blast
Utilities Impose Rolling Blackouts As US Power Grid In Emergency Amid Cold Blast Update (1724ET): As night settles and temperatures plunge again, power grids in the country’s eastern half are under severe stress. Review the latest updates for reports of widespread rolling blackouts. Another utility has just warned about grid chaos. Dominion Energy has asked […]